by Jane Richey | Feb 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
This equates to a land of servitude to the government. Here are some very troubling stats: When John F. Kennedy was President, just over a quarter of federal spending went to fund programs paying for some 21.7 million Americans to be dependent on Uncle Sam. But as...
by Jane Richey | Feb 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
By the Constitution’s original meaning, the privilege of habeas corpus is guaranteed to all those in “allegiance” to the United States. “Allegiance” is an old technical legal term that includes both citizens and aliens legally in the country. By successfully...
by Jane Richey | Feb 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s … a drone, and it’s watching you. That’s what privacy advocates fear from a bill Congress passed this week to make it easier for the government to fly unmanned spy planes in U.S. airspace. The FAA Reauthorization...
by Jane Richey | Feb 9, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the current trajectory of the federal budget – marked by large annual deficits – was “clearly unsustainable” and that “serious economic consequences” could result. “Having a large and increasing level of government debt...
by Jane Richey | Feb 9, 2012 | Politics
The risk of a delayed election poses more harm to the electorate than the 2001 maps, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Judge R. Barclay Surrick denied the motions of Republican leadership, as well as representatives of a Latino group, asking that the existing Pa. House...
